NBA finals from the Mission: Dubs pack the bars, take the trophy

By Mark Rabine Posted June 13, 2017 6:50 am

Pre-Game: 16th Street. The buzz. What else would you call it when the sun comes at you brighter than ten thousand klieg lights? When instead...

NBA finals from the Mission: Fans celebrate with bonfire in the street

By Mark Rabine, Laura Waxmann, Laura Wenus and Lola M. Chavez Posted June 12, 2017 10:39 pm

(Earlier from the bars: Dubs fill the bars, take the trophy) 12:05 After earlier confrontations with officers who fired what appeared to be rubber bullets...

NBA finals from the Mission: Cavs throw Dubs to the dogs

By Mark Rabine Posted June 10, 2017 7:22 am

Pre-Game: Dolores Park In Homo Ludens, Johan Huizinga writes, “at any moment, even in a highly developed civilization, the play-‘instinct’ may reassert itself in full...

NBA from the Mission: Dubs smash and grab Game 3

By Mark Rabine Posted June 8, 2017 6:57 am

Crunch Time: 500 Club Three minutes, nine seconds to play. Cavs up 113-107. “It’s not over,” we tell each other. I don’t know who they...

Cavs Rock, Dubs roll in game two

By Mark Rabine Posted June 5, 2017 7:30 am

Pre-Game: Monk’s Kettle (Bar) I’m at Monk’s Kettle early to grab a seat at the bar. By game time, no hope. The Kettle is not...

Dubs’ defense steals Game One

By Mark Rabine Posted June 2, 2017 7:06 am

Pre-Game: Pork Store (Restroom) The usual inspired graffiti: “I hate techies.” “I ate techies.” And then this: “Hipster Techie Go Home.” It’s crossed out with...

NBA finals: a guide for the perplexed

By Mark Rabine Posted June 1, 2017 6:00 am

Basketballs in the air, the buzz, the blue, the yellow, the parties. You want to jump into the NBA hoopla, so you need to know...

Perez Lopez and the SF way of investigation

By Mark Rabine Posted April 17, 2017 6:00 am

After two years, the District Attorney has decided not to press criminal charges against Officers Eric Reboli and Craig Tiffe, who shot Amilcar Perez-Lopez to...

Rain and Shine, SF Women March On

By Mark Rabine and Lydia Chavez Posted January 21, 2017 5:40 pm

At Ferry Building March ending at Ferry Building in pouring rain. Lots of ponchos, umbrellas, and soaked signs. #WomensMarch #SF #SFWomensMarch pic.twitter.com/AkdX6L9AVm — Joe Rivano...

Two Injured in SF’s Mission After Shots Fired on Harrison Street

By Mark Rabine and Joe Rivano Barros Posted November 14, 2016 5:35 pm

Update: An arrest has been made in the shooting. One of the injured men is also suspected of being the shooter. Read the full update...

A Primer on the SF DA’s Police Accountability Report

By Mark Rabine Posted October 4, 2016 8:00 am

In the coming months, Mission Local will be looking into Policing the Mission within the context of the national conversation on police reform. In that...